The Coca-Cola Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Investments (Details 2)

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Investments (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Investments (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 02, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss		$ 101
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 2,354
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	433	1,531
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (1,048)	(135)
Ownership %	16.00%
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value	$ 6,586	7,879
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	7,201	6,483
Equity Securities
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	363	1,463
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,028)	(29)
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value	2,921	4,121
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	3,586	2,687
Debt Securities
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	70	68
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(20)	(106)
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value	3,665	3,758
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 3,615	$ 3,796
Monster Beverage Corporation [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	16.70%
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (966)
Equity Investee Productivity initiatives [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value	300
Share Repurchase Program [Domain]
Available-for-sale securities, by type
Available-for-sale Securities Fair Value	$ 1,000

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